It is an annual event, now in its fifth year - the moment our luxury soothsayers look into their diamond encrusted crystal ball and discern which of 2015's new openings will be the MOST fabulous. We confess we haven’t relied on crystal alone - We thank ILTM Cannes (www.iltm.com), where the luxury trendsetters meet each December for added inspiration and information. Wouldn’t miss it. 2015 has so many great openings we couldn’t mention them all - Oetker Collection’s The Lanesborough London, St. Regis San Clemente Island, Venice, Mandarin Oriental Marrakech, Hotel Chelsea New York, Angama Mara Kenya - but don’t worry, we will. That’s why we’ve start a whole new section, Hotel Openings (you ask, we deliver). So you can find the very best of new luxe throughout the year.

Australians Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Marshall - the team behind movie extravaganzas such as Moulin Rouge and Australia - are to bring their own special brand of theatrical and cinematic whimsy to the interiors of the new Faena Hotel Miami Beach